Brittney Clerget, Michel Oursland, Jose Santillan Introduction: After completing the geometry graphing unit students will be able to grasp the concepts of coordinate planes and plotting ordered pairs. Previous Knowledge: Students will need to know how to plot ordered pairs by understanding the different components of coordinate planes. Learner Outcome:
Geometry 5.G.1 - Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system, with the intersection of the lines (the origin) arranged to coincide with the 0 on each line and a given point in the plane located by using an ordered pair of numbers, called its coordinates. Understand that the first number indicates how far to travel from the origin in the direction of one axis, and the second number indicates how far to travel in the direction of the second axis, with the convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).
Materials:
Graphing practice worksheets
Graphing Battleship board – manila file folders (1 per student)
Graphing Battleship paper – pre-made coordinate planes (2 per student)
Battleship Instructions
Day 1: Review with the students coordinate planes and ordered pairs. Remind them that they will be playing a battleship game that requires them to use ordered pairs and coordinate planes. These worksheets are required for them to be able to partake in the game. If they do not do the worksheets successfully they need to redo the worksheets until they are correct to play the game. The worksheet can also be done as a post-assessment after the game has been played. Teachers may also change the coordinates and questions to meet the level of their students’ skills. Day 2: Review the worksheets to make sure that all students successfully completed them. Next show and explain how to play graphing battleship by demo. Have students play the game. There are many different variations of the battleship game. Students can play in teams at first then one-on-one. It also might be easier to Graphing Battleship Instructions Materials for Game:
1 Manila file folder for each student: an optional extra is gluing on a battleship picture to the front of each file folder.
2 copies of the attached coordinate plane for game board
4 paper clips per student to attach coordinate planes
2 colored pencils (one to keep track of hits and one to keep track of misses)
Pen and highlighter
1 set of instructions for each pair of students
To make the game board have each student use 2 paper clips to hold one coordinate plane to the inside top part of the folder, and the other 2 to hold the other coordinate plane to the inside bottom of the folder.
Instructions for playing:
After setting the boards up, using a pen mark the locations of your ships on the coordinate plane on the bottom part of the folder and highlight them. Remember not to show the other student what your board loks like.
oShips and number points (They cannot be diagonal, only vertical or horizontal):
§Aircraft Carrier: 5 points
§Battleship: 4 points
§Submarine: 3 points
§Destroyer: 2 points
§Cruiser: 2 points
Decide who will go first (youngest student), begin guessing where the other student has placed their points. This is done by calling out ordered pairs.
The opponent calls out “hit” or “miss.”
If a player gets a hit, they put an X on the coordinate that was specified on their top graph. The opponent puts an X on their bottom graph. If the student missed, they put a dot on the specified coordinate on their top graph. The opposing student does not do anything if a miss occurred. Use one colored pencil for hits and the other for misses.
If a player has hit the last dot on the ship, the opponent should call out “You sunk my ship!” The first player to sink all of the opponent’s ships wins the game.
Questions for Students:
Before the game: What are the parts of a coordinate plane? How are ordered pairs written and plotted?
During the game: Are the ordered pairs being communicated properly and plotted properly by the opponents?
After the game: What type of strategy did you use for plotting your points and sinking opponent’s ships?
Brittney Clerget, Michel Oursland, Jose Santillan
Introduction: After completing the geometry graphing unit students will be able to grasp the concepts of coordinate planes and plotting ordered pairs.
Previous Knowledge: Students will need to know how to plot ordered pairs by understanding the different components of coordinate planes.
Learner Outcome:
- Geometry 5.G.1 - Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system, with the intersection of the lines (the origin) arranged to coincide with the 0 on each line and a given point in the plane located by using an ordered pair of numbers, called its coordinates. Understand that the first number indicates how far to travel from the origin in the direction of one axis, and the second number indicates how far to travel in the direction of the second axis, with the convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).
Materials:- Graphing practice worksheets
- Graphing Battleship board – manila file folders (1 per student)
- Graphing Battleship paper – pre-made coordinate planes (2 per student)
- Battleship Instructions
Day 1: Review with the students coordinate planes and ordered pairs. Remind them that they will be playing a battleship game that requires them to use ordered pairs and coordinate planes. These worksheets are required for them to be able to partake in the game. If they do not do the worksheets successfully they need to redo the worksheets until they are correct to play the game. The worksheet can also be done as a post-assessment after the game has been played. Teachers may also change the coordinates and questions to meet the level of their students’ skills.Day 2: Review the worksheets to make sure that all students successfully completed them. Next show and explain how to play graphing battleship by demo. Have students play the game. There are many different variations of the battleship game. Students can play in teams at first then one-on-one. It also might be easier to
Graphing Battleship Instructions
Materials for Game:
- 1 Manila file folder for each student: an optional extra is gluing on a battleship picture to the front of each file folder.
- 2 copies of the attached coordinate plane for game board
- 4 paper clips per student to attach coordinate planes
- 2 colored pencils (one to keep track of hits and one to keep track of misses)
- Pen and highlighter
- 1 set of instructions for each pair of students
To make the game board have each student use 2 paper clips to hold one coordinate plane to the inside top part of the folder, and the other 2 to hold the other coordinate plane to the inside bottom of the folder.Instructions for playing:
Questions for Students:
Coordinate Plane for Game Board:
Optional Image for the cover of boards: